White Sunday (album)

White Sunday
Studio album by
Released2003
GenreHip hop
Length2:13:31
LabelDawn Raid
Producer
Mareko chronology
White Sunday
(2003)
White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark
(2008)
Singles from White Sunday
  1. "Mareko (Here to Stay)"
    Released: 2003
  2. "Stop Drop & Roll"
    Released: 2003
  3. "Street Rap"
    Released: 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The New Zealand Herald[1]

White Sunday is the debut solo studio album by New Zealand rapper Mareko. It was released in 2003 via Dawn Raid Entertainment.[2] The album's title is a reference to a Samoan holiday that happens on the second Sunday in October.

Production was handled by the Ghetto Professionals, P-Money, Celph Titled, Cochise, Da Beatminerz, DJ Shan, Emile, E-Swift, John Chong-Nee, Scram Jones, The Beat Digglerz and The Beatnuts, with Brotha D and YDNA serving as executive produces. It features guest appearances from Celph Titled, Deceptikonz, DJ Sir-Vere, E-Swift, Inspectah Deck, J-Ro, Psycho Les, Roc Raida, Sadat X and Scram Jones. The album debuted at number 4 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart. Two of its singles, "Mareko (Here to Stay)" and "Stop Drop & Roll", also went on charted, reaching number 4 and 6, respectively, on the Official New Zealand Music Chart.

In March 2006, a double CD package was released, including a second instrumentals disc and two bonus tracks self-produced by Mareko. The album's sequel entitled White Sunday 2: The Book of Mark was released in 2008.

  1. ^ Baillie, Russell. "Mareko: White Sunday - Lifestyle News". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ Zemke-White, Kirsten (2005). "NESIAN STYLES (RE)PRESENT R'N' B:THE APPROPRIATION, TRANSFORMATION AND REALIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY R'N'B WITH HIP HOP BY URBAN PASIFIKA GROUPS IN AOTEAROA". Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies. 2 (1). doi:10.11157/sites-vol2iss1id54.